Tuesday 24 November 2009

Don't blame me ...

... this came from a person in the parish ...

LET'S JUST SEE IF I'VE GOT THIS RIGHT

IF YOU CROSS THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET 12 YEARS HARD LABOUR.

IF YOU CROSS THE IRANIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU ARE DETAINED INDEFINITELY.

IF YOU CROSS THE AFGHAN BORDER ILLEGALLY, YOU GET SHOT.

IF YOU CROSS THE SAUDI ARABIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE JAILED.

IF YOU CROSS THE CHINESE BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU MAY NEVER BE HEARD FROM AGAIN.

IF YOU CROSS THE VENEZUELAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE BRANDED A SPY AND YOUR FATE WILL BE SEALED.

IF YOU CROSS THE CUBAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE THROWN INTO POLITICAL PRISON TO ROT.

IF YOU CROSS THE U.K.BORDER ILLEGALLY (AND AVOID DETENTION), YOU CAN FIND A JOB (SOMETIMES IN A POLITICIAN'S HOME), GET STATE BENEFITS, A DRIVING LICENSE, NHS HEALTH CARE, CREDIT CARDS, SUBSIDIZED RENT OR A LOAN TO BUY A HOUSE, AND FREE EDUCATION FOR YOUR CHILDREN.

7 comments:

  1. My sister-in-law is always sending me stuff like this that sounds as if it were first spoken by Rush Limbaugh, the rightwing blowhard on the radio here in the US. I just try to ignore it. But if it's written in all caps, it can really be annoying...

    the word verification is 'auttwi.' I can use this in a question... Auttwi ignore these rants? ;-)

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  2. And you are recommending... shooting, perhaps?

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  3. I'm not advocating anything, Rick+. 'Tis just a comment on the life that illegal immigrants, if they slip past the border guards, can expect in this country. I actually prefer that we are welcoming enough to be taken advantage of rather than dispatching such persons to dank and dark holes.

    Oh, wait a moment, we do that as well. They're called Detention Centres, and children are incarcerated there as well as adults.

    Hmmm, words like "mote" and "plank" and "eye" come to mind.

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  4. Sorry it's in Caps, Susan - that's the way I received it and I couldn't be arsed to re-type it all. I do recognise that it thus appears that I'M SHOUTING AT YOU!

    Sshhhh.

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  5. That was exactly the point I was making. I realized you put it up exactly as it was sent. People that send these out are ALWAYS shouting! Should I smile when I make comments? ;-)

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  6. It just goes to show how enlightened we are in comparison to those other places where, presumably, your paritioner would prefer to live.

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  7. IF you cross the border of the USA illegally - your children won't get toys from the Salvation Army.

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